Autistic Spectrum Disorder is a DISABILITY.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder is defined as a lifelong condition that affects how a PERSON communicates with, and relates to, other people. Autistic Spectrum Disorder also affects how a PERSON makes sense of the world around them.
The three main areas of difficulty, which all people with Autism share, are known as the 'triad of impairments'. They are
- difficulty with social communication (e.g. problems using and understanding verbal and non-verbal language, such as gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice)
- difficulty with social interaction (e.g. problems in recognising and understanding other people's feelings and managing their own feelings)
- difficulty with social imagination (e.g. problems in understanding and predicting other people's intentions and behaviour and imagining situations outside their own routine)
For further information on Autistic Spectrum Disorder, see:
This supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| alsoknownas | Autism |
| plural | Autistic Spectrum Disorders |